St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-20

EGG, Gne-half Ofwhich need not be paid
nto the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let; that real estate be assessed
thefet0r can be found benefited to the
extent OF the costs and expenses neces-
sary to be incurred thereby: that said
Improvement Is not asked for by pc
titlon of majority ofAsthe owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we
neSewith send plan or profile of said
Improvement, and an order for your
adoption, If you desire us to make the
Improvement. Yeas 4 nays o.
Inc Engineer having submitted plan
band estimate of cost, the following
report was ordered sent to the COun-
-scil, t0-wit:
10 the Common Council of the City of
tSt Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order OF the Common Council, approved
May IL, 1887, relative to the grading of
GOrman avenue, from ROBBIE street to
me south city limits, and having inves-
tgated the proposed improvement,
respectfully report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper: that the
estimated expense thereof is S14, 46S,
0ne-half of which need not be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is
let: that real estate to be assessed there
Tor can be found benefited to the extent
or the costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby; that said improve
ment Is not asked for by a petition of a
majority of the owners of property to be
assessed therefor, but we herewith send
plan or profile of said improvement,
and an order for your adoption, if you
desire us to make the Improvement.
yeas 4, nays O.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost, the following re-
port was ordered sent to the Council,
to-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The board of Public Works have. had
under consideration the resolutions or
orders of the Common Council, approved
May Is, 1887, relative to the grading of
George street, from Livingston avenue
to State street; Channel street, from Da-
kota avenue to Starkey street, and
South Robert street, from Concord
street to Tyler street, and having in
vestigated the proposed improvement,
respectfully report that it is necessary
and proper to grade South Robert street,
from Concord street to State street; In
diana avenue. from Dakota avenue to
Ethel street; George street, from State
street to Livingston avenue; Greenwood
avenue, from DelOS street to Concord
street; Channel street, from Chicago
avenue to Starkey street; Chicago ave-
nue.. from Dakota avenue to Hyde
street, and Starkey street, from Chicago
avenue to Isabel street, under one con-
tract; that the estimated expense
thereof is $50, 72O, One-half of which
need not be paid into the City Treasury
before the contract is let; that real eS-
tate to be assessed therefor can be found
benefited to the extent of the costs and
expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; that said Improvement is not
asked for by petition of a majority of
the owners of property to be assessed
therefor, but we herewith send a plan
or profile of said improvement, and an
order for your adoption, if you desire
us to make the Improvement. Yeas 4,
nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted plans
and specifications for the grading of
Grotto street, from Marshall avenue to
Mlnnehaha street, the same were exam
ined and approved, and the Clerk was
directed to advertise for bids for said
Improvement
In the matter of the communications
from U. l.. Lamprey asking that the
contract for the construction of sewer
on Minnesota street, from Twelfth street
to Summit avenue, be annulled, and
from Patrick DOherty, contractor for
said sewer, cOnsenting thereto, which
were referred to the Board by the Cor
poration Attorney, it was ordered that
said communications be transmitted to
the Council with the recommendation
that the prayer of the petitioner be
granted and that said contract and all
proceedings in said matter be annulled.
On motion the report of the Board,
dated Feb. 2S, 1887, in the matter of the
opening, widening and extension of
Como avenue, from Rice street to the
east line of Warrendale addition to ST.
Paul, was annulled, and on further mo-
ton the following report was ordered
transmitted to the Council, tO-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolutions or
orders of the Common Council, approved
April Z, 1886, relative to the condemn
ing and widening of Como avenue, from
Rice street to Union street, to width
of one hundred and twenty feet, and
the cOndemning, opening and extend
ing Como avenue to width of one hun
dred and twenty feet, from Union street
through lots 9, 8, Is, 10, 20, 81, % and %,
Como villas, to the shore of and around
the lake fronting to the east line of
Warrendale addition, and having inves-
spectfully report that it is necessary
and proper to open, widen and extend
said Como avenue to a width of one
hundred feet from Rice street to the
east line of Warrendale addition to st.
Paul and to the center of Maryland
street; that the estimated expense
thereof is $65, 600, that real estate to be
assessed therefor can be found bene-
fitted to the extent of the damages, costs
| and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; that said improvement is not
asked for by petition of majority of
the owners of property to be assessed
therefor but we herewith send a plan or
profile of said improvement and an
order for your adoption if you desire us
to make the Improvement. Yeas 4,
nays O..
On motion it was ordered that the
Council be asked to make an appropria-
ton of fifty dollars $50 for the pur-
chase of postal cards, to be used in the
Office of the Board in giving notice of
assessments.
The Clerk was directed to withdraw
from the DAILY GLOBE the advertise
ment dated May 81, 1887, for bids for the
grading of Indiana avenue, from Dakota
avenue to Ohio street, and it was Or
dered that the Council be asked to annul
all proceedings in said matter, the En-
gineer having submitted report, includ-
ing said Indiana avenue, in system of
grading, which report has this day been
ordered sent to the Council.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making a correction in the assessment
for the paving of Sixth 9th street, from
Wabasha street to the northwesterly
line of Oak street, and from the south
easterly line of College avenue to the
southeasterly line of Summit avenue
with cedar blocks and curbing with
granite, as to amount assessed against
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